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#548425 03/23/13 09:38 PM
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I cringe at the very thought of it, but I've got a situation where I'm forced to splice a 300' cat6 cable. It will be roughly in the middle of the run. I'm planning to jack one end and plug the other. The splice will be in one of the few locations that is still somewhat accessible for re-entry if needed. Comments?

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It will imped the quality of the cat 6 transmission.
Is there no other way.

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Well if you have to, you have to. Why a jack and plug? You might get just as good results with scotch locks....

Do you have a Penta Scanner or equivalent? Try an experiment with a hunk of cable and see which method gives you the best results.

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I haven't done it on Cat 6 yet, but have with Cat 5e. I use a BIX block. I only strip it far enough to terminate. They haven't failed me yet! However I only do this as a last resort!


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You have to do what you have to do!
I've done the jack and plug thing with a cat 5e once. Above a ceiling tile, so it was in a "good" location.

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https://www.telephoneparts.com/index.cgi?product=Data/Cat5(slash)6++Jacks/Cat5(slash)6+Splices/pcode/60002SPLICE

I've used the Cat-5e kits. They work well. I've even buried them in a splice case.

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What's this Cat 6 run going to be used for, and how electrically noisy is the environment?

(Also, I agree that you might as well Scotchlok this. It's probably no worse than the amount of untwisting you'll have to do to make up the plug and jack, and has the bonus of being more permanent and water resistant.)

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Originally Posted by msa
What's this Cat 6 run going to be used for, and how electrically noisy is the environment?

(Also, I agree that you might as well Scotchlok this. It's probably no worse than the amount of untwisting you'll have to do to make up the plug and jack, and has the bonus of being more permanent and water resistant.)

It will work just fine ..... but is there a chance you have AC power nearby? if so put in a small switch.

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allentell makes a Cat6 punchdown splice Íve used i will get you the part number when I get home this evening

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Go ahead and plug/jack it. Dollars to donuts what it's being used for would be just as well served by CAT3. CAT6 is overkill for just about everything but, hey, it's the latest must have according to the CG.

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